St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-12
AN ACT

AN ACT
To declare forfeiture of lands granted to the
| New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicksburs
Railroad Company, to confirm title to Ger
tain lands, and for other purposes.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and Hous,
of Representatives of the United States o
Amesic0 an Congress assembled, THAI
the lands granted to the New Orleans
Baton Rouge and Vicksburg Railroad
Company ty the act entitled I" AN act
! to incorporate the Texas Pacific Rail,
road Company and to aid in the con.
struction Of it's road, and for other pur-
poses," approved March third, eighteen
hundred and seventy one, are hereby
declared to be forfeited to the United
States OF America in all that part OF
said grant which is situate on the east
side of the Mississippi River, and also
west of the Mississippi River which il
opposite to and cOttrminous with the
part of the New Orleans Pacific Rail
road Company which was completed Oh
the fifth day OF January, eighteen hun
| dred aud elghtV-One; and SAID lands
are restored to the public domain OF the
United States.
| SEC 2. That the title of the United
States and of the original grantee to
the lands granted by said act of Con
gress OF March tLild. eighteen hundred
and seEentyone, to said grantee, the
New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Nicks-
burg Railroad Company, not herein de
clared forfeited, is rellnquished, grant
ed, conveyed, and confirmed to the
New Orleans Pacific Railroad Company,
as the assignee OF the New Orleans,
Baton Rouge and Nicksburg Railroad
TOW, III Hon, Nd To t,n
accordance with the map filed by said
New Orleans Pacific Railway Company
in the Department OF the Interior Oc-
tober twenty seventh, eighteen hun
dred and eighty one and November
seventeenth, eighteen hundred and
eighty two, which indicate the definite
location of satd road: P,Osidfd, That
all said lands occupied by actual set
tiers at the date of the definite location
of said road and still remaining in their
possession or in possession of their
heirs or assigns shall be held and
deemed excepted from said grant and
shall be subject to entry under the pub
lie land laws of the United States
SEC g. That the REIMBURSEMENT of
the lands and the confirmation OF the |
grant provided for in the second sec |
tons of this act are made and shall I
take effect whenever the Secretary oi /
the Interior is notified that said New
Orleans Pacific Railroad Company,
the action of IA majority Of its
sons of this act, and is satisfied that
said company has accepted and agreed
TO discharge all the duties and obiiga
tions imposed upon the New Orleans,
Baton Rouge and Vicksburg Railroad
Company by the act of March third,
eighteen hundred and seventeen en-
titled An act tn incorporate the Texas
Pacific Railroad Company, and to aid
u the construction OF its road, and for
,ther purposes
SEC. 4. That it shall be the duty of
he Secretary of the Interior, in issuing !
PATENTS for the lands conveyed herein.
o establish such rules and regulations /
8 to enable all persons who on the
rst day of December, eighteen hun J.
red and eighty four, were in the actual j
occupancy of any of tile lands to which
he New Orleans Pacific Railroad Com
any is entitled under the provisions of /
his act, and who are Of the description
f persons entitled to make homestead
r pre- emption entry on public lands
tates, to secure titles to the lands so
one 0uarter-stction and not less than 1
ne sixteenth Of a section, on the pay a
ent to said company, in lawful money +
the United States, at the rate of two |
,llars per acre, for the lands so Occu-
ed, at one third cash, and balance in S
ch equal annual installments as the C
.cretary of the Interior shall by regn- y
tons prescribe; it being the iDten- t
on Of this section to protect the set h
ars upon said lands, and to give bind -
e force and effect to the Blanchard o.
Crimson agreement made with the =,
ew Orleans Pacific Company on the u
urth day of January, eighteen hun Y
ed and eighty-tWo, and filed in the o
fee of the Secretary of the Interior. o
SEC. 5. That the Secretary of the p
terror shall make all needful rules "
d regulations for carrying this act al
to effect, and shall have the authority C,
direct, if he shall think proper, and n
all so declare in such regulations, e,
at payments may be made for the a;
IDS held and occupied under the ~e
nth section Of this act in not exceed ~
: four equal annual installments from
) date of sale, with interest thereon
t to exceed six per centum per an
~.
sec. 6. That the patents for the FEe
IDS conveyed herein that have al i a.,
dy been issued to said company be, 'a
1 the same are hereby, confirmed 'lis
t the Secretary OF the Interior is y
'eby fully authorized and instructed VI y.
apply the provisions Of the second, SUI
I'd. fourth, and fifth sections Of this e c
to any Of said lands that have been UT
and to protect any and all
tiers on said lands in all their rights
der the said sections of this act. Y
February s, 1887. ties
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